limn

Meaning of limn

verb
  1. depict or describe in painting or words.
    Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels

late Middle English (in the sense ‘illuminate a manuscript’): alteration of obsolete lumine ‘illuminate’, via Old French luminer from Latin luminare ‘make light’.

Information about limn

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of limn is: limns.
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Hyphenation of limn

limn

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • limn is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

limn synonyms

Meaning delineate:

delineate, outline

Meaning portray:

portray, depict

Translation of limn

Words that rhyme with limn

enlimn, dislimn, outlimn

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